Cookers Weigh In---FridayThrow Down 12-21

[Cooker]

Ok losers, I am starting this weeks thread early. The next few day will be crazy at work:eek: I will post my weight on Friday but I have not been a good example. The holiday food and occasions are my master:o I will regain control at some point, promise. BIG congrats to those of you who have been able to maintain or lose during this season....if I wore a hat I'd tip it to you:p :p :p

[Karlynn]

So far I was 3 pounds up yesterday. But I barely had time to eat today. I typed out 12 guitar chord charts for Sunday and Christmas Eve. If someone put a huge pan of brownies in front of me now it would be all over and this fat lady would sing. Fa la la la la.

[terryj]

I weighed this morning and was down one pound. But, that was probably due to the fact that I made 250 meatballs last night for my husband to take to his Christmas luncheon today and I was too tired to eat any dinner. I have lunch plans with ladies from work today and I am picking up 2 of my granddaughters and 2 of their friends after work and taking them out to eat dinner. I will hope to weigh my same 130 Friday morning. No gain.no loss.

[gadgetman]

OK yo' bunch of LOOSERS! Seems like EVERYONE is havin' a challenge durin' these Holidays. Jest t'cheer y'all up ah post th' latess interview wif Dr. Feelfine.

Bubba :)

These are questions and answers from Doctor Fillfine:

QUESTION: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
ANSWER: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! .... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!

Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

AND.....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Enjoy the holidays GUILT FREE!!!!

[Superbob]

Saboteur in the thread! :p

No wonder Gadget has a snarling dawg as his avatar. :p :p

[Superbob]

I weighed this morning and was down one pound. But, that was probably due to the fact that I made 250 meatballs last night for my husband to take to his Christmas luncheon today and I was too tired to eat any dinner. I have lunch plans with ladies from work today and I am picking up 2 of my granddaughters and 2 of their friends after work and taking them out to eat dinner. I will hope to weigh my same 130 Friday morning. No gain.no loss.


Good goin', Sue! Enjoy that dinner. Bet those meatballs were good. :)

[Cooker]

Saboteur in the thread! :p

No wonder Gadget has a snarling dawg as his avatar. :p :p

Bubba indeed appears to be a "saboteur" :mad: :rolleyes: :mad: Mary, oh Mary!!!! You are needed for an ejection:D :p

[gadgetman]

Mary's kinda busy right now. ah ain't as bad as Bonnie!!

SuperBillyBob, I'll sic SuperDawg on yo', so hush! :p :rolleyes:

Bubba :)

[Superbob]

Mary's kinda busy right now. ah ain't as bad as Bonnie!!

SuperBillyBob, I'll sic SuperDawg on yo', so hush! :p :rolleyes:

Bubba :)

Sadie the Superdawg would never turn on me. She's grateful to be living on Virginia's hallowed soil, not that certain state down there that is the remnant of a penal colony. :p :p

Besides, the Superdawg got a good report in her annual checkup at the vet's yesterday. The Vet: Amazed that the hip is holding together and that she is so active, and happy to sell me a fancy supplement with glucosamine, avacados, and lots of other high-falutin' stuff that is supposed to help preserve her joint health into old age. Superbob sure wants to keep the Superdawg going, since she is both his personal trainer and best friend-- oh BTW Sadie had lost 2 pounds since last April, so maybe the Superdawg should be in the Throw-Down too. :D Or maybe I should be able to add her weight loss to mine. After all, she eats half of my doublecheeseburgers, yet still manages to lose weight! :p

BTW, Cooker, sure glad you can spell "ejection" correctly. That sentence could have come out disastrously. :p :p :p

[Mary]

Bubba indeed appears to be a "saboteur" :mad: : Mary, oh Mary!!!! You are needed for an ejection:D :p

I'm not touching this one with a ten foot pole!:p

I must confess that I was away from the computer eating lunch with my husband at the hospital cafeteria, and I had a delicious apple dumpling for dessert. It was yummy! :) :) )
Then I went to the mall, and had to pack so many presents out to the car that I know I burned the excess calories right off! ;) Shopping is good for weight loss!:p :p And since it is good for weight loss, everyone should rush out to buy me some presents (take a long time, you'll burn more calories that way!):p

[Cooker]

I'm not touching this one with a ten foot pole!:p

I must confess that I was away from the computer eating lunch with my husband at the hospital cafeteria, and I had a delicious apple dumpling for dessert. It was yummy! :) :) )
Then I went to the mall, and had to pack so many presents out to the car that I know I burned the excess calories right off! ;) Shopping is good for weight loss!:p :p And since it is good for weight loss, everyone should rush out to buy me some presents (take a long time, you'll burn more calories that way!):p

Help!!! I went to buy Mary?s present and I am stuck in the food court!!:eek: :eek:

[Superbob]

Help!!! I went to buy Mary?s present and I am stuck in the food court!!:eek: :eek:


Gift cards for Dunkin Doughnuts, Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut should work fine for "the REF". :p :p :p

[Cooker]

Gift cards for Dunkin Doughnuts, Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut should work fine for "the REF". :p :p :p

Great idea!!! If I'm going down I'm taking somebody with me:D ;) :D :p

[Mary]

Gift cards for Dunkin Doughnuts, Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut should work fine for "the REF". :p :p :p

I'll keep the Dunkin Doughnuts, you can split the rest among our other throw downers! We can all gain together! (aren't we swell pals?):rolleyes: :p

[Cooker]

Christmas lunch at work today:D Rib roast tonight:D :D Weigh in tomorrow:( :o :(

[Cooker]

Well, I expected this so here it is.

Starting weight........233
Last Week...................208
This week....................213
Weekly Change............+5
Total Loss......................20

I have over indulged without giving a second thought. Lesson learned. It goes on a hell of a lot faster and easier than it comes off. No excuses here.

[terryj]

Don't know how but I actually lost a pound this week. I will probably find it next week. I have shopping to do all weekend starting as soon as they let us off work today(please let it be early) and then Christamas Eve dinner out with family and Lasagna for CHristmas day.

Starting weight-130
This morning-129
Loss this week-1

[Mary]

That's a good attitude to take, Cooker. You'll get yourself back on track, and stay there, I'm sure.:) As for me, I'll weigh in and be back!
Great job, Terry! Way to go!

[gadgetman]

Cook,

Don't beatcharse'f up too much. We'll does thet fo' yo'! :eek: :p :rolleyes:

Jest remember whut Dr. Fee'fine said, "Thar is allus next year"! :p

We kin PIG OUT in February! :p

Bubba :)

[Karlynn]

Well, I'm up 2 lbs
151 last weigh in 2 weeks ago
153 today.

I'm surprised it's not more. Not because I've been pigging out - I just haven't been eating the right things.

I should be up 14 pounds - 1 pound for every song I've had to chart and rehearse for Sunday and Christmas Eve. I can't remember a time when I've ever been so stressed and I've been a music director for 12 years. I'm also responsible for the media presentation for each service - so that adds to the stress.

If someone offered me a pan of brownies - I'd eat it with no apologies!:cool:

[Gnusgal]

Starting weight- 142
Last week- 130
This week- 131
This week's change- +1
Total change- -11

I kept shifting my weight on the scale to see if I could dip it back down to 130, but alas it was not possible. ;) I guess 1 pound up is not so bad considering all the snacking I did at work this week. And when I look at my total loss I'm still pretty happy. But it looks like it may be next year before I find myself in the next tens down. :rolleyes: It's so close, too!

Keep up the good work everyone. Don't be discouraged by gains. Just use it as motivation to get back on track. (((hugs))) to all. My family is beginning to descend upon us tonight, so I may or may not be able to get online much. I had such success at Thanksgiving when I had everyone to my house, I was insane enough to invite everyone here again for Christmas Eve dinner AND Christmas Day! :eek: It's gonna be a busy one, but I'm looking forward to it. :D If I'm not on between now and then: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :D :D :D

[Karlynn]

My family is beginning to descend upon us tonight, so I may or may not be able to get online much. I had such success at Thanksgiving when I had everyone to my house, I was insane enough to invite everyone here again for Christmas Eve dinner AND Christmas Day! :eek: It's gonna be a busy one, but I'm looking forward to it. :D If I'm not on between now and then: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :D :D :D

Good work Niki! Small gains at this time of year are a success. Not letting them creep up after the holidays is going to be our challenge!

As far as having the celebrations at your house - I don't know about anyone else, but I find that if I'm doing all the cooking - I don't eat nearly as much. The dangerous way is taking a dish to someone else's house. Like potluck dinners at church - it's pig out city!!

[Granbonny]

Same..169 lbs....Holding..Not dieting..just avoiding all the Christmas goodies..but..It will change..:p Will be doing a lot of eating out next week..Staying in motorhome on Lake..but cooking, ect. at daughter's house...Bonnie

[Cooker]

Ok it is war!!!!:mad: I am mixing my Metamucil with Prune Juice!!!!! :D :eek: :D :p Warning you up front???Don?t get between me and the bathroom

[Superbob]

Net change since July 30: Minus 20

Change over past week: plus 1

[Karlynn]

Ok it is war!!!!:mad: I am mixing my Metamucil with Prune Juice!!!!! :D :eek: :D :p Warning you up front???Don?t get between me and the bathroom

I don't want to be around when The Ref reads this!!!:eek: :eek:

Cooker - if we don't hear from you after The Ref gets a hold of you - I want to thank you for the Throw Down. You will be missed.;) ;) :D

[Mary]

Warning you up front???Don?t get between me and the bathroom

I've got a news flash for you, our little chimp boy, . . . . you mix metamucil and prune juice and NO ONE will get NEAR you, much less get between you and a bathroom!:p :p

I stayed the same as last week; I'm still not back to where I was before our trip to Florida, but I'm down two and will settle for that.
I think everyone is doing really well. This is a hard time of the year to maintain weight, much less lose any.

[gadgetman]

I am mixing my Metamucil with Prune Juice!!!!! :D :eek: :D :p Warning you up front???Don?t get between me and the bathroom

LOOK OUT! :eek:

Git outta th' way! :eek:

Grab th' kids an' Dawgs. He's fixin' t'BLOW!

Puts noo meanin' in "Git-er-done". ;)

Bubba :)

[Superbob]

Ok it is war!!!!:mad: I am mixing my Metamucil with Prune Juice!!!!! :D :eek: :D :p Warning you up front???Don?t get between me and the bathroom


Blatant rules infraction if The Chimp carries through on this:

5 pound penalty? :p

[Cooker]

Blatant rules infraction if The Chimp carries through on this:

5 pound penalty? :p

5 pounds LOL....I scoff at your penalty:p SO you want to add 5 to the 8 I've gained.....if you do you will have yo buy me some new pants:D :p :D

[Superbob]

5 pounds LOL....I scoff at your penalty:p SO you want to add 5 to the 8 I've gained.....if you do you will have yo buy me some new pants:D :p :D


Hmmmm. Bet the Ref doesn't get this kind of insubordination! (Or maybe she does if The Chimp sends her enough Christmas cookies.) :p :p :p

[Mary]

Blatant rules infraction if The Chimp carries through on this:

5 pound penalty? :p

5 pounds is ok with the Ref, but I ask you, SuperBob, are you willing to go near him to present the C.H.I.M.P.(Cooker Has Instigated Metamucil Prune)penalty ?:eek: :eek:

If not, in the spirit of Christmas harmony, I'm prepared to look, and run, the other way!:p :p :p

[Superbob]

5 pounds is ok with the Ref, but I ask you, SuperBob, are you willing to go near him to present the C.H.I.M.P.(Cooker Has Instigated Metamucil Prune)penalty ?:eek: :eek:

If not, in the spirit of Christmas harmony, I'm prepared to look, and run, the other way!:p :p :p


As usual, the Ref has reached the wise and enlightened decision. ... ;)

And hey look, she just went over 6,000 posts! Congratulations! Should we alert Ross that it's time for Mary to get a prize? :p

[SumoRunner]

Well, again, I'm just sort of holding my own through the holiday season. At least I'm not gaining much. So come January I should be able to get back to losing. The last 5 fridays were: 205.2 - 204.2 - 204.1 - 204.5 - 204.9

[bvdr]

Well, again, I'm just sort of holding my own through the holiday season. At least I'm not gaining much. So come January I should be able to get back to losing. The last 5 fridays were: 205.2 - 204.2 - 204.1 - 204.5 - 204.9

My scale isn't that specific. It is though reading the same thing as last week. I will be thrilled to get through this holiday season with even a minimal loss. I may not be back to the computer until New Year's eve so I'm wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and may we all be trimmer next year!

[Cooker]

If not, in the spirit of Christmas harmony, I'm prepared to look, and run, the other way!:p :p :p

The Ref's wisdom shines through once again:cool: :p :cool: ....Gotta go:eek:

[Granbonny]

Looks to me..:D Like both of yall..have been SITTIN at your computer for the past 6 hours...:p .....Time to leave..and get your butts moving....:eek: ...Burn off all of those calories yall consumed today..:p Yes, it is easy to put on that loss weight..BUT. very hard to lose.:( Unless..yall want to gain more....by letting the Goodies take over here at Xmas time..NOT worth what you both have loss. for a few sweet treats, ect....I know, I am the meanie ..on the diet thread..:D Bonnie

[Superbob]

Looks to me..:D Like both of yall..have been SITTIN at your computer for the past 6 hours...:p .....Time to leave..and get your butts moving....:eek: ...Burn off all of those calories yall consumed today..:p Yes, it is easy to put on that loss weight..BUT. very hard to lose.:( Unless..yall want to gain more....by letting the Goodies take over here at Xmas time..NOT worth what you both have loss. for a few sweet treats, ect....I know, I am the meanie ..on the diet thread..:D Bonnie


Bon---

I'll eat a half-dozen of those pecan log rolls to give me energy! :p :p :p

[Superbob]

... and Bon, my Grands plus their chocolate lab puppy are here now for Christmas. There will be plenty of calorie-burning activity (of course a lot of calorie intake, too)....:) :) :)

[Cooker]

Ahhhh.....the Power of Prunes:D :p :p
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[Marguerite53]

Well, it's 7:45 am saturday on the west coast. My whole family is asleep (except the one son who isn't home yet and works in retail and will be exhausted when he finally gets off that train Christmas Eve day) and I'm feeling like a buzz-saw with lots to do but can't get to it lest I wake them and have to make them all breakfast.....they'll be clammoring for my famous scrambled eggs (nothing really....eggs, whisk in dash of Beau Monde seasoning, tabasco, cook in hot foaming butter and as they begin to firm up add a LOT of grated Tillamook cheddar cheese).

So here I am instead (my other family! :D ) trying hard not to laugh too loud at you hooligans banter back and forth about prune juice!!!

You guys are wonderful!

I'm doing okay. Exercise has simply ceased due to all the holiday hub-bub and I honestly do feel sluggish. I'll give my self a B- on eating habits. Put out the (now endless variety of) Hershey's Kisses and have only grabbed a few. Took a little nibble of goodies husband brought home from work. I think my undoing may be my oldest son who has come home wanting to learn how to make Martha Stewart Rum Balls!!!! The first stage has cooled overnight and this morning we add the rum and ball the crumbled brownies up.

So beginning weight was 189. Dropped down last week to 179. Am back up to 181.5. Not too worried about it. Plan to get right back in motion once my 2 boys leave on the 28th. New goal for 2008.....step up the exercise duration and add something new to the mix.

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Marguerite

[PJmomrunner]

Small gains at this time of year are a success.

I agree, Karlynn! Good job staying the course folks.

I have actually lost a pound this week (Mary's "shopping is good for weight loss" theory holds true with me!). Yesterday I did weigh in, but I cleaned the house (also good for weight loss) and shopped for hours. So, my stats are:

Starting weight 179
Last week's weight 154
This week's weight 153
Total loss 26 pounds

On the 26th I fly to Ft. Lauderdale to board a ship on the 27th and take a 5 day/4 night cruise. I'm guessing there will be no weight loss next week! I'm going to aim for "small gains"!

Happy holidays, everyone!

[Wise]

Guess what we got for our anniversary! Just what we needed :D :eek:

A subscription to:

[Cooker]

Guess what we got for our anniversary! Just what we needed :D :eek:

A subscription to:

There might be one or two low cal dishes in there..........:D

[Gnusgal]

I found I made far fewer of the recipes from Bon Appetite than I did the Pilsbury recipe books. The reason being that there's a picture with every Pilsbury recipe and they make your mouth water. The Bon Appetite magazine usually got flipped through and put aside. Just be glad you didn't get the subscription to Pilsbury like we did several years ago. There are recipes from those magazines that we STILL make to this day! :D

[Wise]

I found I made far fewer of the recipes from Bon Appetite than I did the Pilsbury recipe books. The reason being that there's a picture with every Pilsbury recipe and they make your mouth water. The Bon Appetite magazine usually got flipped through and put aside. Just be glad you didn't get the subscription to Pilsbury like we did several years ago. There are recipes from those magazines that we STILL make to this day! :D

Will count ourselves lucky and enjoy flipping the pages when the magazines come. We will avoid Pilsbury based on your description. ;)

[Cooker]

"Bon Appetite " The official magazine of the Throw Down:D :D :D :D :D

[Cooker]

Thank God (and I mean that) this season of eating is over (New Years is not a biggie for me)!!! From Thanksgiving until today I have been under a constant assault of temptation, to which I yielded willingly:o ....today started with coffee and confections....with a few baked treats tossed in before a 1:00 pm lunch of ham, turkey and all the fixings, all followed by a dinner tonight with friends consisting of prime rib, roast pork......and of course....all the fixings. As an ex party animal (no avitar connection:p ) it is interesting to me how a food and 90 proof hangover are so much alike. Proof positive for this chubbo that the body does not like over indulgence of any type. I'm looking forward to the feeling of wellness that will soon return with sensible eating. It is possible however that may have to undergo a "prune juice detoxification". If so please do not be concerned, I will be under the strict supervision of Dr. Aranga Tann:p :p :p :D

[Gnusgal]

Uh... I may not have fared quite as well over Christmas Eve and Day as I did at Thanksgiving... Actually, Christmas Eve wasn't so bad. We hosted and made turkey and all the fixin's. I ate a much smaller portion than years past and was quite proud of myself. Except for the 10 or so olives I kept sneaking while cooking (those babies pack a mean sodium punch! :eek: ).

Today, however, I think I started eating around 7 AM and didn't stop until about 9 PM. We had "snackie foods" that we set out and people (myself more so than I should have) grazed as they felt inclined. I never got FULL, but I never got truly hungry either. ;) And because all of the festivities were at our house, we have more leftovers than we could eat in a week! :eek: And we can't just throw it out (yet) because the garbage is already full to overflowing (fortunately, they should be picking up tomorrow) and that's not even counting the 5 bags of wrapping paper and 3 bags waiting in the garage to go out!

But I can honestly say I got myself a workout over the last couple of days. My 6 month old nephew is staying with us (along with his parents, of course ;) ) and he sure keeps you busy! He's not quite crawling yet (but sure does try!), but his favorite thing in the would to do is jump. But without the balance to stand on his own, you do a lot of up and down with your arms. I'm thinking my arms are going to fall off soon. Sadly, he's leaving tomorrow :( . I don't want him to go... Oh, well. I'll just have to make plans to go down to see him some time soon. :D

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

[Cooker]

SuperBob!!!!
The "losers" need your super powers!!! We are waiting for that "theme" song music to bring us hope!!!! Come quick oh caped one!!!!:D